Cisco DME Medium Subscription (Annual)
The Cisco DME Medium Subscription provides annual access to critical platform capabilities, ensuring your business operations remain compliant and efficient.
- Platform Access: Entitlement to use the Cisco DME platform with medium capacity and features for one year.
- Software Updates: Coverage for necessary software updates and patches to maintain security and performance.
- Operational Continuity: Protection against service disruptions through access to vendor support.
- Compliance Assurance: Support for meeting regulatory and internal IT policy requirements through licensed software usage.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is an annual subscription license for the Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) software platform, specifically the 'Medium' tier. It unlocks a defined set of features and capacity for network management, automation, and assurance, enabling businesses to operate their IT infrastructure more effectively and securely.
This subscription is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing and optimizing their network infrastructure. It integrates into their existing network environment, providing advanced capabilities without the need for extensive hardware upgrades or large capital expenditures.
- Network Automation: Enable teams to automate repetitive network configuration tasks, reducing manual errors and saving time.
- Policy Enforcement: Streamline the deployment and enforcement of network-wide security and access policies.
- Performance Monitoring: Automate the collection and analysis of network performance data for proactive issue detection.
- Software Licensing: Ensure compliance with Cisco's licensing terms for essential network software features.
- Scalable Capacity: Provides a medium level of capacity suitable for growing business network demands.
This Cisco subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to modernize their network operations with advanced automation and visibility.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate complex network configurations and policy deployments across their infrastructure. Streamline operations by reducing manual intervention and accelerating service delivery.
organizations with distributed network devices, businesses standardizing IT processes, teams managing hybrid cloud environments, companies seeking operational efficiency
Enhance Network Security and Compliance
Streamline the enforcement of consistent security policies and access controls across the entire network. Automate compliance checks and reporting to meet regulatory requirements and internal standards.
businesses in regulated industries, companies with strict security mandates, organizations managing sensitive data, environments requiring auditable IT controls
Improve Network Visibility and Performance
Automate the collection and analysis of network performance data to proactively identify and resolve potential issues. Gain deeper insights into network behavior to optimize user experience and application performance.
teams managing critical business applications, organizations experiencing network performance issues, businesses with high user traffic, environments requiring real-time network monitoring
Key Features
Cisco DNA Software Platform Access
Gain access to advanced network management, automation, and assurance capabilities essential for modern IT operations.
Medium Capacity Tier
Provides a balanced level of network control and feature access suitable for many SMB and mid-market environments.
Annual Subscription Term
Offers predictable budgeting and continuous access to software features and updates throughout the year.
Software Updates and Patches
Ensures your network software remains current, secure, and performs optimally with regular vendor updates.
Vendor Support Entitlement
Provides access to Cisco's technical support for issue resolution, maintaining operational continuity.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust network security, high availability, and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which Cisco DME helps address through centralized policy management and threat detection.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to protect sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous operation of critical medical systems, benefiting from DME's automation and visibility.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments demand reliable network performance and security for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, where DME can automate device onboarding and enforce network segmentation.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user populations and devices, requiring efficient network management, policy enforcement for student access, and security across campus networks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DME?
Cisco DME, or Digital Network Architecture, is Cisco's software-driven approach to networking. It aims to simplify network management, automate operations, and enhance security through software intelligence and programmability.
What does 'Medium Subscription' mean?
The 'Medium' tier indicates a specific level of capacity and feature set within the Cisco DME licensing structure. It is designed for organizations with moderate network complexity and user counts, offering a balance between functionality and cost.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is an annual subscription license. It grants you the right to use the software for one year, after which it must be renewed to continue access to the platform's features and support.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.